seinen

/[ˈzaɪ̯nən]/ unknown

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#176

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

seinen is anGermanunknown. It means: Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens sein Pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯nən]. It ranks #176 in German word frequency. Often confused with Sinn and Seite.

Key facts for seinen
PropertyValue
Headwordseinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯nən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#176
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of seinen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for seinen is 6 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaɪ̯nən]. Corpus data places it at rank #176 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for seinen, with forms such as "esinen", "seienn", and "seinenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sinn", "Seite", "seins", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is seinen, spelled S-E-I-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens sein
  2. 2
    Dativ Plural des Possessivpronomens sein

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esinen,seienn,seinenn,seinnen,senien,sienen,sseinen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for seinen

Misspelling Variants of "seinen"

esinen6seienn6seinenn7seinnen7senien6sienen6sseinen7
Misspelling Variants of "seinen"

Frequency rank: #176 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "seinen"?
"seinen" is spelled S-E-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯nən].
What does "seinen" mean?
As an unknown, "seinen" means: Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens sein
What words are commonly confused with "seinen"?
"seinen" is commonly confused with "Sinn", "Seite", "seins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seinen" is [ˈzaɪ̯nən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seinen" come from?
"seinen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.